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The calendar has officially turned to March, which means we get some honest to goodness, legit baseball to talk about. The World Baseball Classic begins this week, and in just a few weeks time the Boston Red Sox will begin their 2026 season in earnest against the Cincinnati Reds. Until the really good stuff can […]
From Over the Monster | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Hello and happy Monday, folks. Happy March, too. The World Baseball Classic starts this week! That’s awesome! A total of 14 players within the organization—the baker’s dozen I highlighted a few weeks ago on OTM plus Roman Anthony—will be competing in the international tournament. That leads to the question of the day: which of those […]
From Over the Monster | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Opening Day is 25 days away. For now, spring training games continue. The Orioles bring a 4-4-1 spring record into Sunday’s contest against the Red Sox. This one will air on TV and radio in the Baltimore area, or wherever you are in the world as long as you can access MASN or WBAL/98 Rock […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Is it on TV? Yes, it’s on NESN, first pitch at 1:05 PM. What’s the lineup? What should we watch for? How about this infield configuration, huh? For most of this spring — including in team fielding drills outside of a game setting — Marcelo Mayer has been at second with Caleb Durbin at third. […]
From Over the Monster | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Playing in the American League East is the worst. It’s an absolute gauntlet every year, with 2026 looking to be no exception. That’s at least in part due to the quality of the starting pitching. The Red Sox have one of the better groups in the division, if not Major League Baseball. I’ll give Boston […]
From Over the Monster | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. We have made it to the month that has real Orioles baseball! It is March and Opening Day is 25 days away. From now through the 23rd, though, the O’s will be playing near-daily exhibition games to keep getting ready for the season. A road trip to the Red Sox spring home awaits […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 0 reads
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From Twinkie Town | 5 days ago | 1 read
Is it on TV? Once again it’s on NESN. Moreover, it’s also on WHDH for locals who don’t have cable. The Sox have gotten a lot of crap in recent years for not broadcasting more spring training games, so let’s give them some credit for an increased broadcast schedule this spring. So far every game […]
From Over the Monster | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Craig Breslow brought in a lot of new talent this offseason, but he didn’t plug every hole on the Red Sox roster. So for our question of the day today, we’re bending space and time to ask you this: If you could take one player from Red Sox history and put him on the 2026 […]
From Over the Monster | 5 days ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves’ bats were hot during Friday’s 15-8 win over the Boston Red Sox. It was an exciting third inning, as the Braves plated 11 runs and Ronald Acuña Jr. launched a grand slam. Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Olson also joined in on the fun and went yard. Altogether, the Braves racked up 13 […]
From Talking Chop | 5 days ago | 0 reads
It’s pitching preview time, ladies and gentlemen. Over the next several days, I’ll be writing 10,000 words or so about everyone you might see pitching for the Red Sox to start the season. We’re done with the rotation options and are moving on to the bullpen. We’ll start at the back, with the high-leverage options. […]
From Over the Monster | 5 days ago | 0 reads
A week of spring training is in the books and we finally have real life actual Major League Baseball games to talk about. There have been some fun moments with Rainiel Rodriguez doubling in his first at-bat and JJ Wetherholt going yard to dead center yesterday afternoon. I will refrain from caveating observations with spring […]
From Viva El Birdos | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Just officially a month away from the Atlanta Braves’ opening day, the team’s offense is showing glimpses of high intensity and promise that fans are hoping will carry over into the regular season. Taking the win (15-8) against Boston, they’re ending the first full Spring Training week on a high note and ready to build […]
From Talking Chop | 6 days ago | 1 read
Is it on TV? It’s on NESN at 1:05 PM What’s the lineup? What should we watch for? It’s been an… interesting spring training for Marcelo Mayer so far. The wrist surgery he underwent last August was said to necessitate only a three-month recovery and Mayer arrived at Fort Myers claiming he was fully healed […]
From Over the Monster | 6 days ago | 1 read
Another day, another Spring Training game day for baseball fans. After dropping a game yesterday’s performance to the Yankees with Carlos Carrasco on the mound, the Braves are set to face the Red Sox with a more competitive squad showing up, with Ronald Acuña Jr. batting leadoff, and a newly girded ace, Chris Sale, ready to […]
From Talking Chop | 6 days ago | 2 reads
Barcelona now know their path in the Champions League knockouts as the Blaugrana will face Newcastle after the Round of 16 draw was made on Friday. The Catalans avoided the other possible Round of 16 matchup against reigning champions PSG and were also placed in the side of the knockout bracket without many — if […]
From Barca Blaugranes | 6 days ago | 1 read
There were only 12 hitters in all of Major League Baseball in 2025 who logged over 650 PA and sported an on-base percentage over .360. Cincinnati Reds centerfielder TJ Friedl was one of them, and he was joined by a cast of characters who you may recognize – Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Geraldo […]
From Red Reporter | 6 days ago | 1 read
Welcome back to our preview of 2026 Red Sox starting pitching. If you missed the bulk of the preview last week, check it out below. Today, we turn our attention to the back of the back of the rotation: the depth starters. Now that we’ve been through the nine pitchers who are fighting for spots […]
From Over the Monster | 6 days ago | 0 reads
With Garrett Crochet taking the mound yesterday, I was reminded of how exciting it was to have two new stars on the 2025 Red Sox. Getting to know a new star — particularly an ace pitcher — is one of the most exciting things baseball fans get to do over the course of 162 games. […]
From Over the Monster | 6 days ago | 1 read
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From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 1 read
With the offseason behind us, it’s once again time to check in with the Over the Monster community and gauge fan opinion on how the Red Sox organization is doing. Below are polls covering the job performance of the front office, ownership, and the manager, followed by some other topical items. Your job is to express your […]
From Over the Monster | 6 days ago | 1 read
The only coverage today is courtesy of the Boston Red Sox radio team First pitch is at 1:05 at JetBlue Park
From DRaysBay | 7 days ago | 1 read
The rituals of Spring Training. Pitchers and catchers report. Batters and fielders report. Photos are taken that visually represent a player all year long, even if they shave their mustache (see Gonzalez, Romy). Sometimes these pictures are serious. Sometimes they’re silly, like the picture at the top of this piece, with Brayan Bello doing his […]
From Over the Monster | 7 days ago | 3 reads
You know about Chris Sale. He’s a very good pitcher. He also tends to get injured a lot, sometimes in very strange ways. In 2024, he avoided getting injured until very late in the season, and won the NL Cy Young Award. In 2025, he broke his ribs diving for a ball with a sizable […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 1 read
Last week, Camden Chat’s Tyler Young wrote of Kyle Bradish: “All of this offseason talk around the Orioles’ ‘need’ for an ace seems to ignore the fact that they already have one in-house.” I’d venture to say they might even have two. That belief, of course, depends on how much you’re banking on Trevor Rogers’ […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 2 reads